Misconstruing A Dependent Clause As A Postmodifier In An Adverbial Group

Martin (1992: 198):

Consequence is also commonly realised referentially, through esphoric comparison as in [4:78]:

[4:78]  We prepared so well [[that we won]].

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[1] The clause that we won is not embedded.  Instead, it is a ranking dependent clause in a nexus where the logical relation is cause: result; because P (we prepared so well), so result Q (we won).

we	prepared	so well	that	we	won
a			x b (cause: result)
Actor	Process: material	Manner: quality		Actor	Process: material

[2] The wording so well that we won does not construe comparison (for which, see Halliday & Matthiesen 2004: 357-8).  Adverbial groups with an embedded clause as a Post-modifier which do construe comparison are those like the following:

better	[[than we needed]]
Head	Post-modifier

as in:

we	prepared	better [[than we needed]]
Actor	Process: material	Manner: quality

[3] Consequence is not realised referentially in the instance intended to demonstrate same.  Instead, cause: result is realised as a logical relation between two ranking clauses.